Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Market Update - Single Family Homes Activity

Visit Portsmouth NH Condo Market Update (YTD-October 31,2009) to view a report for condominium activity for 2009.

Market Snapshot

Single Family Homes - There are 68 homes on the market with an average listing price of $612,362 These homes have been on the market for 110 days. For sales pending, there are 9 homes under contract with an average listing price of $351,711. The lower end of the market is the most active as first-time home buyers are taking advantage of the $8000 tax credit. To view current listings on the market with a mapped based result,visit Portsmouth NH Homes for Sale.

The October statistics report 105 homes sold with an average sale price of $346,533 which is a little over a 2% decrease in values in 2008. The New Hampshire foreclosure market has had a minor impact in the Portsmouth market however statewide almost one third of property sold are foreclosures.

Virtual Homes Real Estate provides search tools to assist you in learning about the community, listing and market conditions. Click on the following links for your choice of services:

Portsmouth NH Real Estate - Community, relocation and school information with town demographics.

Portsmouth NH Foreclosures - Obtain a list of foreclosed and bank owned real estate and short sales

Portsmouth NH MLS Search - View all listings in the statewide MLS.

Portsmouth NH Homes for Sale - Map Search - Search by location, neighborhood and commuting.

Vist NH Homes for Sale and MA Homes for Sale for direct MLS access to all listings. To obtain school, demographic, commuting, relocation, home buying and selling information go to New Hampshire real estate, Massachusetts real estate, Connecticut real estate, Maine real estate andRhode Island real estate.

This report is based on activity reported from the NNEREN mls system and is not guaranteed to be accurate. It does not represent all of the listings that have sold during the specified time frame.

It is common knowledge that you need to prepare your house for sale. You would have to be living under a rock not to know that you have to "declutter"to make your house more desirable, and it is highly unlikely that you haven't seen some form of home staging show on television.

So, I have a question for you....

What gives?

How is it possible that there are so many filthy, cluttered, poorly maintained houses out there on the market?

I'm not talking about running into one every now and then. I'm talking about more times than not...

The market is cluttered with "BEFORE" pictures!

Maybe it's just me...maybe it's the nature of my work...

I am, after all, called in to give advice. Maybe I'm only seeing the ones that really need help. Maybe I've spent too much time checking out houses on the MLS.

For those who are serious about selling their house? Here is some free advice...

Get the buyers' attention. Show them something that they are not expecting.

Surprise them!

After a long day of touring nightmares,

make your house the house of their dreams.

Show them something they didn't see in any of the other houses. Show them clean, organized, freshly painted. Show them light and spacious.

Here is a novel idea:

Clean under the sink, organize all the cabinets, drawers, and closets. Clean inside the oven and refrigerator. Clean all the windows.

It's really not that hard to impress buyers when your competition is so bad!

More information on preparing your house for sale:

The Secret To A Fast Home Sale

Are You Preparing Your House To Sell Or Sit?

NH Home Stager Reveals Secrets To Selling

Home Value Update for Concord NH Through September 2009 

According to Zillow.com, the listing prices of single family homes have fell 2.2% in the last 3 months, while listing prices of condos increased 6.9%. The current mean listing price of homes for sale on the market in Concord, NH, is $204,000. Below is a chart of the trend of listing prices of homes for sale in Concord, NH, in the past year through September 2009:

If you're looking for a home or condo to purchase in Concord, NH, or in the surrounding area, then try this home search.

You can still buy a home with no money down with the USDA Rural Development Home Loan program. With the FHA Mortgage program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. When you're ready to buy a home, find out how much home or condo you can afford to purchase in Concord, NH, or in the surrounding area.

Home Value Update for Portsmouth NH Through September 2009

According to Zillow.com, the listing prices of single family homes have increased 6.3% in the last 3 months while listing prices of condos declined 4.7%. The current mean listing price of homes for sale on the market in Portsmouth, NH, is $350,000. Below is a chart of the trend of listing prices of homes for sale in Portsmouth, NH, in the 3 months through September 2009:

If you're looking for a home or condo to purchase in Portsmouth, NH, or in the surrounding area, then try this home search. 

You can still buy a home with no money down with the USDA Rural Development Home Loan program. With the FHA Mortgage program, you can purchase a home with as little as 3.5% down. When you're ready to buy a home, find out how much home or condo you can afford to purchase in Portsmouth, NH, or in the surrounding area.

Portsmouth New Hampshire Real Estate for Sale!

Virtual Homes Real Estate provides direct access to the New Hampshire MLS and Massachusetts MLS systems and offers various tools to assist you in searching properties for sale that meet your criteria. If you are a first-time home buyer you will be able to obtain information that will educate you to the values offered in the Portsmouth, NH market.

New Hampshire Home Search Service - New Listing Alerts!

Home search is a web-based real estate software tool that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market. Daily/real time new listing alerts, advanced search capabilities and addresses with mapping are available. To sign up click on NH MLS Listing Alerts to subscribe to our FREE service.

Portsmouth, NH MLS Map Search

NH MLS map search tool offers map based search results that shows listings located on street, neighborhood and town maps. Location search is a unique method of viewing and evaluating property for sale. Property search results provide satellite, street, exterior and interior views of selected listings. To utilize this tool, visit Portsmouth NH MLS Map search.

Portsmouth NH Foreclosures - REO, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale

Bank-owned (REO)and short sale listings are in all price ranges and often marketed with a real estate agents and placed in the Multiple Listing Service (to ensure full market exposure). As a service to you we will provide a list of current foreclosure (bank owned) and short sale listings and email alerts of new foreclosed property. Virtual Homes Real Estate agents will assist you with this service. Please call 1-800-856-2479.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Real Estate Virtual Community

Visit Portsmouth NH real estate for town, demographic, school, relocation, home buying and selling information. This resource offers a "virtual visit", access to the MLS and local newspapers.

Go to Virtual Homes MLS for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit Massachusetts real estate to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns. Preview communities in Maine at Maine Real Estate. Virtual Homes also provides information and MLS access for Rhode Island real estate and Connecticut real estate. Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479 for information.